Theatre 2019 Archives - Page 2 of 4 - One4Review
Don’t be Terrible 3***
August 15, 2019 | one4reviewSteve is a ‘standard man’, he is disconcertingly average and he wants to learn comedy. Alice is a comedian who is bad at relationships but good at turning it into material. This show follows their meeting and Alice’s efforts … Read More
Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy 4****
August 15, 2019 | one4reviewSet in a Manchester Theatre during the 1950s, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy take some time out to look back at their amazing careers .
David Leeson has been treading the boards for over 30 years and he plays Mr … Read More
Adolf 3***
August 15, 2019 | one4reviewA sparsely dressed set is not uncommon at the Fringe theatre, props here are a table a chair and a flag, It is ,of course , a floor-to-ceiling Nazi swastika : It’s a very disturbing just sitting there during the … Read More
Frankenstein: How to build a monster 5*****
August 14, 2019 | one4reviewI was particularly excited to see Frankenstien: how to make a monster, having a few years ago stumbled upon snippets of it at Latitude and being totally blown away. In the intervening years the show has transformed into a slick … Read More
Mengele – Smokescreen Productions – 5*****
August 14, 2019 | one4reviewI spent a gripping hour watching this play written and directed by Philip Wharam and Tim Marriot. Based on Philip Wharam’s novel ‘Right To Live’ and with advice and support from the Holocaust Educational Trust, Mengele is a portrait of … Read More
Choir of Man – 5*****
August 14, 2019 | one4reviewThe General Assembly Hall on the Mound becomes the Jungle Bar for the evening, a bastion of the fast disappearing old-time local, where customers sing and dance with great gusto and the audience is treated to a free beer on … Read More
George Egg: Movable Feast – 4****
August 14, 2019 | one4reviewGeorge Egg is a chef and comedian, who specialises in cooking food in unusual locations. This time it’s on moving vehicles, trains and planes, and he begins by taking out his laptop and plugging it into the power socket of … Read More
COMA 4****
August 13, 2019 | one4reviewCOMA is the latest show from DARKFIELD, a company who specialise in immersive experiences using cutting edge sound technology. The show is housed in a shipping container fitted out with rows of bunks, which make you feel like you’re in … Read More
A Table Tennis Play – Walrus/Theatre Royal Plymouth – 4****
August 13, 2019 | one4reviewIn a wonderfully bleak, vaulted venue, a table tennis table takes centre stage with a pit full of table tennis balls separating the audience from the stage. The setting is an old basement air raid shelter under a big house … Read More
Art Heist – Poltergeist – 4****
August 13, 2019 | one4reviewThree different burglars prepare to steal a painting from an art gallery, all for different reasons and all by adopting different methods of entry. Rosa is disguised as a chef and manages to gain access through the service entrance to … Read More
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